Can the collective few change the behavior of the masses? I used to think so. Now, I'm not quite so sure. However, I must still cling hope. For without at least a measure of hope, we will cease to exist as a people.
I used to think that perhaps a grass roots movement would return us to a state of consciousness that would instill drive and ambition and result in the calibration of our moral consciousness.
But so many movements are begun only to serve the needs of few and are often corrupted by those seeking personal gain. And the movement dies before a million men can return home on the buses in which they came.
I wanted to believe that we could hold ourselves to a code of behavior that signaled integrity and honor. That we would seek righteousness over instant gratification, wealth over riches. That we would not sell our souls for too few bills bearing the likeness of Benjamin.
Instead, among us are too many criminals, looking for fast money and a quick high. Our foundation has eroded, leaving us bare and vulnerable to outside forces that many possess neither the knowledge nor the desire to withstand. And we are crumbling.
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